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WWOZ is saddened to share that former show host Belle "Brown Sugar" Moore
died on January 22, 2025. Brown Sugar was one of the biggest personalities to
ever grace the airwaves in New Orleans, and served as a DJ on WWOZ from the
late 1980s until 2004. She also led our member...
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In the JANUARY 2025 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
On Sale Now: Brass Passes for Jazz Fest 2025 | Report to the Community for
2024 | Our Show Hosts Favorite Records of 2024 | 2024 in Photos | Carnival
Season Update | 2025 Jazz & Heritage Spring Concert...
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--Written by Melissa Milton
It's good to have an alter ego, like Fox Duhon, even if what you really might
need is a stunt double. Wouldn't that make it easier to anchor two very
different shows each week on WWOZ, plus assist in the station's audio
engineering work, all ...
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Dozens of brass players, Baby Dolls, and Mardi Gras Indians came out to honor
John "Prince" Gilbert at his funeral on December 30, 2024. At the time of his
passing on December 14, Gilbert played saxophone for Treme Brass Band. He was
also an original member of Rebirth Brass...
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